Today's Steam purchases -- I've been into investigative games of late (had actually recently picked up two of the Agatha Christie games recently on the Nintendo eShop, and I'm playing Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened), and figured I'd get all these since they were on sale.

With today's session of Star Realms, I hit my goal of playing 100 different board games in 2025! My new goal for 2026 is to have played everything in my collection at least once since I moved to Shanghai -- will use this as an excuse to do some clean up on things I don't want to play anymore.

This should be amazing.

Today's Steam purchases.

Over the weekend I played the live test they did for Kirby Air Riders, and holy shit that game is fast. I never played the original, but I'm now quite looking forward to the release of this -- and hey, you gotta put trust in Sakurai to deliver something special. Lots of Smash vibes too.

This looks really fun, and I did enjoy the animated film they already did with these characters, and the comic series was fun too.

Loving this new cover of "Our House" by Toro y Moi. music.apple.com/ca/album/our...

I've been so incredibly hyped to watch Pluribus, and I'm happy to say the first 2 episodes did not disappoint. Vince Gilligan is absolutely one of my favorite TV creators of all time (not just for Breaking Bad and Saul, but also X-Files), and this feels like something that will be just as special.

I binged the documentary series, Mr. Scorsese, and loved it to bits. Not only is it a great walkthrough of this career (and there's so much about his personal and professional life I didn't know), but it also reminded me just how much I love cinema, and his films. letterboxd.com/jeansnow/fil...

Picked up this on Steam, looks neat.

Some new buddies.

This is maybe going to sound lame, but I love my new socks.

My FOTO5 for the week, for the theme “eyes” (all objects on my desk at work).

Merry Christmas!

Friday night burgers at Goodman.

My buddy Kyle knows his suits.

Absolutely need to pick up this new issue of Casa Brutus. www.instagram.com/reel/DQt7ajZ...

Happy Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment release day, to all those who celebrate! 😀⚔️🛡️

Breakfast of champions!

This is terrific.

I'm a huge fan of Juana Molina, and she just released a new album, which makes me very happy. music.apple.com/ca/album/dog...

The oddest thing: a tiny bar in Huangpu dedicated to Ayumi Hamasaki.

I had been wanting to revisit Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, and I did so over the past month, finishing it the other day, and enjoying it WAY more than I remembered doing so the first time around. I now have Age of Imprisonment pre-ordered, downloaded, and can't wait to play on Friday.

Really strong piece by a former journalist in Inner Mongolia about his experience there (from an interesting new publication called Equator). www.equator.org/articles/the...

Another year, another new Guided by Voices album. (CC @patrickmacias.bsky.social). music.apple.com/ca/album/thi...

I sent out the latest edition of my monthly M31 newsletter earlier today, and you can view it as a post as well (and there's a link to subscribe there). www.jeansnow.net/2025/11/04/m...

Played a few cool demos on Steam at lunch time, here's the round-up.

A FOTO5 from a few weeks ago that I forgot to share, for the theme “advertising.”

Alright, time to start my November movie thread -- after a month of horror, I'm ready for a change of pace (which is pretty evident from the initial double bill I did).

The new Asterix album is good fun!

After a month of horror, tonight’s double bill was a fun change of pace.

November.

As always, a fun Friday night at the studio.

Anything Liam shares makes me miss living in Tokyo.

Today’s breakfast of champions (the main benefit of working from home one day a week).

Today’s horror-related pick-ups on Steam.

Tonight’s double bill, which ended up making for a great pairing.

Not only did we play a terrific round of Horrified today — defeating the Wolfman, the Mummy, Frankenstein, and the Bride — but we also made sure that we could get the table we wanted to play on (sign courtesy of my colleague).

My FOTO5 for the week, following the theme “lines” — following the line.

It may not look pretty, but tonight’s recipe of Broccoli-Cheddar Beans was oh-so good — enjoyed it with some sourdough bread and white wine.

There's a new Lemonheads album?!? music.apple.com/ca/album/lov...

I'm reading David's latest newsletter -- another very interesting read (and great teaser for his upcoming book) -- and I click on the link to that Swift song, and wow, I really do hope the Pixies are getting some sort of royalties. culture.ghost.io/our-geniuses...

It’s “cut and katsu” time at Takashimaya!

If you haven’t already, do pick this up! I absolutely loved it, it was such a great read, and the black and white photography throughout is lovely too.

Very happy for my friends at KDa on the release of a monograph covering their works. imagespublishing.com/uk/book/klei...

Last week's PauseTalk Vol. 99 ended up being quite the night, with the largest attendance yet for a session in Shanghai (we were 20). Can't wait for Vol. 100! In the meantime, here's the recap post, including the list of participants: pausetalk.org/post/7985542...

Want, want, want. https://vectrex.com/vectrex-mini-details/

I am ready for Christmas season.

Two new additions to my racing team.

Tonight’s treat: Apple, Bacon and Sweet Potato Mini Casseroles. Yum.